The Veteran's appeal for service connection for vulvar cancer has been dismissed due to her death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of her appeal, making it impossible for the Board to make a decision on the merits.
- Claimed conditions
- vulvar cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18133446
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for vulvar cancer is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and consideration of private medical records.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's vulvar cancer is not related to her military service and denied her claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for vulvar cancer is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding her exposure to HPV and whether her vulvar cancer is related to military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to clarify the October 2008 VA examiner's opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's vulvar cancer, including whether it is at least as likely as not related to active duty service or if it clearly and unmistakably preexisted service.
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